Some Seaside Pics

jamescrombie

what u think... i suppose there very bland but... any suggestions welcome

There a bit big i suppose



My Grandad used to own one of these



It was quiet cold counldnt believe all the people



Another Swan



Bray Habour lot going on?



The nicest dog in the world

slumped

jamescrombie wrote:

The nicest dog in the world

Prove it



Some nice shots, what camera are you using?

el tel

That dog is a really lovely looking pooch but I gotta say that you've never
tasted dog until you've been to Asia.

Nice snaps btw.

Steffano2002

el tel wrote:

That dog is a really lovely looking pooch but I gotta say that you've never
tasted dog until you've been to Asia.

Nice snaps btw.

LOL

The picture of the swan (3rd) would have been much better had you gone down to its level IMO... Pity

DadaKopf

slumped wrote:

Prove it



Some nice shots, what camera are you using?

Hey, nice post. What keyboard are you using?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Couple of things:

Pic 1 - Too close - would like to have seen alittle mor espace around the.... whatever it is....!

Pic 2 - Horizon is too central. Either lower or rasie it.remember the rule of thirds? Horizon should be on about 1/3 or 2/3 of the way up!

Beyond that, some very nice sun-setty colours captured!

P.

jamescrombie

i shoot about 140 shots last night... that was just a few... what a class evening yesterday was for taking pictures.. a little cold all the same

the camera is a Nikon D50 using the basic lense...

slumped

DadaKopf wrote:

Hey, nice post. What keyboard are you using?

Nice sarcasm, what port is your sarcasm module plugged into?

jamescrombie

slumped wrote:

Nice sarcasm, what port is your sarcasm module plugged into?

what was ment by the keyboard comment

i didnt get it???

beans

jamescrombie wrote:

what was ment by the keyboard comment

i didnt get it???

I think it was supposed to point to the fact that some people in the forum seem more interested in what kit you have than the pictures you can produce with it

slumped

beans wrote:

I think it was supposed to point to the fact that some people in the forum seem more interested in what kit you have than the pictures you can produce with it

TBH I wanted to know what camera it was to give me an idea of what I might be able to achieve on mine. I have a D70 and should be able to produce images of that quality but cannot.

Surely it's worth knowing the camera and equipment used, espcially as most of the users here at beginners looking for direction.

It would appear that there a lot of photo students and advanced professionals on this board that just ridicule beginners for even trying or asking what they consider to be silly questions.

There are on the other hand lots of nice boarders who offer genuine constructive criticism.

Rant over.

S

jamescrombie

Slumped sorry I was just wondering about the keyboard thing and for anyone intersted its a Dell Model sk-8125

The camera I am using is as follows

Nikon D50
Nikkor AF-S Zoom Lens 18-55mm

Slumped surely your camera can produce simular pictures

Steffano2002

jamescrombie wrote:

The camera I am using is as follows

Nikon D50
Nikkor AF-S Zoom Lens 18-55mm

Slumped surely your camera can produce simular pictures

I have that also! All I'm missing now is talent!

DadaKopf

Slumped, it's not like asking how photos were achieved is irrelevant or anything, but most people on here jump to that question without commenting on the picture, as if it's the camera that takes the picture and not the person behind it.

I'm just a crappy amateur, too, and I really think that the best way to improve as a beginner isn't to get caught up in techical stuff - what camera, what film, what Photoshop plugin. The best way to get good at photography is to think and talk with people about light, colour, texture, composition, tone, feel, subject matter. What you have in mind and how you try to achieve it. And reflection - being critical about your own stuff and learning from other's visual language. And after that, it's technique and experimentation.

I think it's a matter of making cameras work for your visions, not letting cameras dictate them. Of course, it's a two-way street. There's a degree to which cameras themselves will dictate what's possible. Then it's worth talking about them.

So...

Jamescrombie - you were really lucky with the light in Bray yesterday evening, it wasn't as good where I was. I like the first one, but as someone else said, the composition is too tight. I like the idea that your Grandad owned one of those huts/cabin, it's an interesting story, so try and broaden the composition to capture the place it's in, the context, in a way that you think connects you and the viewer to the place, which obviously has passed-down memories attached. An interesting challenge!

I also like the fourth one. I see what you're going for, but perhaps a different position where you could shoot the kids and get more of a curve going on to situate the birdies and the kids in context, with the chicks down the bottom might have worked better.

Also, when shooting in delicate light like sunset, I think it's good to underexpose slightly to stop the amber glow from turning white, also you get nicer colours in the sky. If combining a sunset with a foreground figure, it's good to use a fill flash to balance the light so both foreground and background are nicely exposed.